Feb 26, 2019

On Friday February 22, Robert
Pruden, Commissioner of the Bill 29 (Health Sector
Bargaining Unit Review Act) votes, released an
update
for health care workers and yesterday he launched his new
website about Bill 29.

While the update doesn’t say
exactly when health care representation votes will happen, it does answer some of the questions members have been asking about the
votes and how they will be conducted. The site (www.bill29commissioner.com) is
also intended to help health care workers access fair and unbiased
information about the votes.

The commissioner has made it very
clear that health care workers are voting on the union to represent them and
negotiate a new contract on their behalf after the votes, and has stated that
workers are not voting to choose a contract. Workers are making a decision
based on which union they believe will best represent them, speak up for them,
and fight for them in the new round of negotiations, and into the future. That
is why he encourages every voter to learn all they can about each of the unions
before they cast their ballot.

The MGEU
is continuing its efforts to be the most transparent and open union in
Manitoba. We want to make sure voting members receive information that is that
is timely, accurate and most importantly, truthful. Members
involved in the votes can learn
more by joining one of the Tele-meetings the union will be hosting for Facility Support and Community Support members on
February 27 and for Professional-Technical / Paramedical members on March 20.

You can also visit our Bill
29 website, CareComesFirst.ca,
at any time for all the latest information about the votes and why the MGEU is
a strong, vocal union that will fight for you.